Regina is an Irish harper, singer, and dancer. Regina currently studies with Maeve Gilchrist (maevegilchristmusic.com). She plays traditional Irish music on the harp and sings in Irish and English. Regina sings in the sean nos style (ornamented and unaccompanied) and also accompanies herself on the harp.
In the United States, Regina has studied Irish harping with Aine Minogue and in Ireland with Janet Harbison and the Belfast Harp Orchestra. Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann awarded Regina a scholarship to study the harp in Ireland as part of their Living Traditions Award. At her first appearance at the New Hampshire Highland Games, Regina placed first in the senior novice division. In 2003, Regina qualified for the All Ireland Fleadh (competition) in Harp and Vocals.
Regina performs hard and soft shoe step dancing, ceili and set dancing. She teaches ceili dancing in local schools and calls the dances at local ceili dances. She teaches ceili, step, and set dancing for fun in Exeter, NH.
In 1998, Regina released her first CD entitled Geis, collections of Irish ballads and tunes. 2001 brought the release of "Nollaig", a CD of Irish Christmas music, song, dance and story that Regina produced along with Claudia Altemus — her partner in the duo "Réagánta". Regina is prominently featured on a compilation 2003 CD produced by the New Hampshire Council on the Arts, titled "Songs of the Season". 2004 brings the release of her second solo CD titled "From These Hands". The new CD is a collection of Traditional Irish harp tunes, songs and duos with Claudia Altemus, Rodney Miller, Eugene Durkee, Mike Serpa, Bill Thomas, and her sisters and daughter. In 2008, Regina and NEIHO released a live CD, "NEIHO — Live at the Portsmouth Athenaeum", a recording of a lively concert in Portsmouth, NH. Réagánta released their second CD, "Cup O' Tea" in 2009, and in 2010, NEIHO released "The First Star" a collection of Traditional Celtic Christmas tunes
Invited as a participant, Regina performed harping, singing and dancing at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival June 1999. At the festival, which draws over one million visitors, Regina also taught ceili dancing, gave a cooking demonstration about Irish soda bread and taught Irish crafts and dance at the children's tent. She repeated these performances at the Celebrate New Hampshire Culture Festival in Hopkinton NH in June 2000.
Regina is also an artist on the NH State Council of the Arts "Arts in Healthcare" roster. She brings music, song, and dance into all healthcare settings, interacting with patients/resident and staff. She offers workshops to staff and family.
Regina performs regularly in pubs in New Hampshire and Massachusetts, is a regular seisiún player, and is an active member of the Hanafin-Cooley Branch of the Boston Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann.
Regina teaches the harp in her Exeter studio, at Philips Exeter Academy, for the Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann, and in Cambridge, MA. She teaches all ages and levels.
In the United States, Regina has studied Irish harping with Aine Minogue and in Ireland with Janet Harbison and the Belfast Harp Orchestra. Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann awarded Regina a scholarship to study the harp in Ireland as part of their Living Traditions Award. At her first appearance at the New Hampshire Highland Games, Regina placed first in the senior novice division. In 2003, Regina qualified for the All Ireland Fleadh (competition) in Harp and Vocals.
Regina performs hard and soft shoe step dancing, ceili and set dancing. She teaches ceili dancing in local schools and calls the dances at local ceili dances. She teaches ceili, step, and set dancing for fun in Exeter, NH.
In 1998, Regina released her first CD entitled Geis, collections of Irish ballads and tunes. 2001 brought the release of "Nollaig", a CD of Irish Christmas music, song, dance and story that Regina produced along with Claudia Altemus — her partner in the duo "Réagánta". Regina is prominently featured on a compilation 2003 CD produced by the New Hampshire Council on the Arts, titled "Songs of the Season". 2004 brings the release of her second solo CD titled "From These Hands". The new CD is a collection of Traditional Irish harp tunes, songs and duos with Claudia Altemus, Rodney Miller, Eugene Durkee, Mike Serpa, Bill Thomas, and her sisters and daughter. In 2008, Regina and NEIHO released a live CD, "NEIHO — Live at the Portsmouth Athenaeum", a recording of a lively concert in Portsmouth, NH. Réagánta released their second CD, "Cup O' Tea" in 2009, and in 2010, NEIHO released "The First Star" a collection of Traditional Celtic Christmas tunes
Invited as a participant, Regina performed harping, singing and dancing at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival June 1999. At the festival, which draws over one million visitors, Regina also taught ceili dancing, gave a cooking demonstration about Irish soda bread and taught Irish crafts and dance at the children's tent. She repeated these performances at the Celebrate New Hampshire Culture Festival in Hopkinton NH in June 2000.
Regina is also an artist on the NH State Council of the Arts "Arts in Healthcare" roster. She brings music, song, and dance into all healthcare settings, interacting with patients/resident and staff. She offers workshops to staff and family.
Regina performs regularly in pubs in New Hampshire and Massachusetts, is a regular seisiún player, and is an active member of the Hanafin-Cooley Branch of the Boston Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann.
Regina teaches the harp in her Exeter studio, at Philips Exeter Academy, for the Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann, and in Cambridge, MA. She teaches all ages and levels.